Monday, January 20, 2025

Rachel Cordery

Moran calls for City Council to “step up”

Layla Moran has called for Oxford City Council to "step up" after an investigation revealed that almost 47,000 homes have been left vacant nationwide,...

Moran keeps majority in Oxford West

Layla Moran has been re-elected as MP for the marginal Oxford West and Abingdon. Moran, an MP since the 2017 General Election, beat the Conservative...

Labour stays strong in Oxford East

Anneliese Dodds has maintained her seat as Labour MP for Oxford East, winning 57% of the vote. Dodds was first elected in the 2017 general...

Interview: James Fredrickson, Conservative candidate for Oxford West and Abingdon

After a day of canvassing and lengthy hustings, James Frederickson is full of energy as we sit down in Leon for a ‘short and...

Fight for student accommodation giant IQ begins

The world's two largest property investors, Blackstone and Brookfield have joined bidders for IQ, a UK student accommodation company. As reported by the Financial Times,...

Oxfordshire Green Party Launch Campaign

David Williams, the Green Party candidate for Oxford East, launched his campaign last week. After the Green Party decision to stand down in Oxford West...

SWEP accommodation activated by City Council with new procotols

Oxford City Council activated its severe weather emergency protocol (SWEP) from rough sleepers this week. SWEP opens emergency accommodation for homeless people during the...

Calls to end all ties between University and Union

Harry Hatwell, who began impeachment proceedings against the former Union President last week, has called on the University to sever all ties with the...

Oxford ranked highest for medicine ninth year in a row

Times Higher Education (THE) has named Oxford University as the world’s best institution for medical and health teaching and research, it was announced this...

Student campaigns collaborate to rally for intersectional justice

Six student-led campaigns joined together for an Intersectional Justice rally at Oxford University last Friday. More than 50 students congregated outside the Clarendon Building presenting...

Resignations as impeachment proceedings begin against Union President

Members of the Union's committee have resigned in support of Mr Azamati

No support for Oxford-Cambridge expressway

In a letter to the government, the Oxfordshire County Council announced that they would not support the construction of a major road between Oxford and Cambridge. The...

“Brexit was a cultural war”: Arron Banks at the Oxford Union

Arron Banks, the co-founder of Leave.EU, spoke at the Oxford Union on Tuesday. Previously one of the biggest contributors to the United Kingdom Independence Party...

Prince Charles elected Bynum Fellow of Kellogg College

Prince Charles has been elected a Fellow of Kellogg College, it was announced this week. The Prince of Wales will be the Bynum Tudor Fellow...

Layla Moran kicks off defence of marginal seat

Layla Moran, incumbent MP for the marginal seat of Oxford West and Abingdon, began her campaign this week with a pledge to double spending...

Calls for union president to resign after expelling blind member

Oxford University Africa Society have condemned the Union President for his actions regarding the treatment of a blind man who was expelled from the...

Rhodes must not fall – head of scholarship programme rules out name change

Elizabeth Kiss, head of the Rhodes scholarship programme, has refused to change its name on the grounds that it would be “running away” from...

Christ Church tutor accused of selling Bible fragments

Dirk Obbink, a Classics tutor at Christ Church and one of the world’s foremost experts on papyri, has been accused of selling chunks of...

Sexual harassment: Additional measures adopted by University

Oxford University has outlined several additional measures it will take to tackle student harassment and violence, it was announced on Monday. New measures to...

Thousands to visit Oxford Science Festival

Oxford Science and Ideas Festival will be held later this month, organised by Oxfordshire Science Festival and trustees. From Friday 18th to Monday 28th October, the...

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